Klaaglied van Rutgert Vlieck, terechtgesteld op 13 mei 1673 1673

"Klaaglied van Rutgert Vlieck, terechtgesteld op 13 mei 1673" is an anonymous 1673 broadside print about the execution of Rutgert Vlieck, a bookkeeper for the Amsterdam city treasury. The print depicts Vlieck's execution with a sword by the executioner in front of the city hall. The accompanying text is a lamentation poem, written in Dutch and attributed to Vlieck himself. This artwork provides a glimpse into the public punishment practices of 17th-century Amsterdam and the human cost of societal wrongdoing. The use of woodcuts in this broadside exemplifies a common printing technique of the period.